Plot[]
Vicky tries to figure out Charlie's feelings for Bet but he isn't forthcoming. Andy is surprised when Paula Maxwell turns up at Bettabuy looking for holiday work. Curly tells Andy he won't employ her as she has no experience. Andy begs him to, as a favour. Gail decides to visit Ivy to find out when she's returning. Curly refuses to employ Paula when Andy reminds him of all the assistants he's had relationships with. Alf and Audrey visit Mrs Jobson on her 100th birthday. Alf tucks into her cake and is horrified when she turns out to be an ex-neighbour who remembers him as a greedy little boy - "Fat Alfie". Tanya is horrified when Bet lifts the ban on Des, recognising it makes sense to have him as a customer as he'll be running a local business. Bet tells Tanya that she isn't bothered about her feelings, just Raquel's. Vicky confesses to Bet about the rave before telling her about Charlie's court case. Vicky is upset that he hasn't told Bet himself and fears he's after a cosy set-up.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Sean Skinner - Terence Hillyer
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Tanya Pooley - Eva Pope
- Charlie Whelan - John St. Ryan
- Vicky Arden - Chloe Newsome
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Nicky Platt - Warren Jackson
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
Guest cast[]
- Paula Maxwell - Judy Brooke
- Mrs Fuller - Sylvia Stoker
- Mrs Jobson - Veda Warwick
- PR Person - Pam Scobie (Credited as "Pam Scoby")
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Rosamund Street
- Jim's Cafe
- Bettabuy - Shop floor and storeroom
- Unknown nursing home - Residents' lounge
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Andy bumps into an old flame and Alf meets someone from the past that he'd rather forget.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,980,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 20th January 2020 was edited, omitting the first 3" of a scene in the Rovers' back room in Part One, to minimise shots of Bet Gilroy smoking; 4" was cut from the middle of a scene in the nursing home in Part Two, where Mrs Jobson complains about the visit from Alf Roberts, having been "promised Jimmy Savile"; and 10" was cut from the start of the following scene, where Tanya Pooley smokes a cigarette at a table as Bet approaches from behind the bar.
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